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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 14 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – soon (b) spoon – blouse (c) spoon – soon
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – sing (b) clay – moon (c) spoon – moon
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) sing (b) bake (c) boat
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – brain (b) plain – brain (c) plain – ring
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) sing – float (c) one – ring
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – cat (b) float – wish (c) swish – wish
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Diyas glow at night
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bat (b) sing – swing (c) fly – swing
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – bold (b) cold – fog (c) cold – bold
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – sea (b) knee – moon (c) knee – sea
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – swing (b) ring – bun (c) hat – swing
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) dish (b) old (c) head
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – car (b) look – car (c) star – frog
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) log (b) bold (c) light
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A cat on the wall
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The old banyan tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – red (b) bed – bun (c) bed – red
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) bold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – pie (b) bold – key (c) knee – key
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bed (b) boat – bed (c) bread – bee
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) dish (b) knee (c) bell

Answer key

  1. spoon – soon
  2. spoon – moon
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 2
  6. bake
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 5
  9. plain – brain
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. 3
  12. 7
  13. sing – ring
  14. swish – wish
  15. Clouds drift past the hill
  16. Diyas glow at night
  17. 5
  18. Kites dance in the sky
  19. sing – swing
  20. cold – bold
  21. knee – sea
  22. 2
  23. ring – swing
  24. dish
  25. star – car
  26. light
  27. Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 3
  29. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  30. bed – red
  31. 5
  32. boat
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. knee – key
  36. 7
  37. Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. 5
  39. bread – bed
  40. bell

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